How do I install Glimmering Gardens?

Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. Download the .jar. Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile. Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Glimmering Gardens work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.1, 1.20.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Glimmering Gardens

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20–1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by Yoshi01111 · on CurseForge

Which build do you need?

This mod ships a separate file for every mod loader and every version of the game. Pick both, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game.

Mod loader

Mod loader NeoForge1 build
Mod loader Forge1 build

Minecraft version

Minecraft 1.21.1Newest

Minecraft 1.20.1Newest

⬇ Download for 1.21.1 · NeoForge ⬇ Download for 1.20.1 · Forge

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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Glimmering Gardens is a small mod that tries to bring a little bit more life to specific biomes.

currently it only adds Fireflies and features related to them, but there are more features planned

Fireflies:

These two-pixel mobs will light up the overworld nights, they can be found in Birch Forests, Swamps, Mangrove Swamps, Sunflower Plains and Meadow biomes. You can also catch up to 8 fireflies in a bottle, a full Firefly Bottle can be used to craft a Firefly Lantern. Fireflies tend to move towards nearby light sources and other fireflies.

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this mod is made with mcreator

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Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.1, 1.20.1
How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as Glimmering Gardens 1.2.0-1.20.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 991 KB
Download link checked 27 Sept 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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